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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
If I were a STH I would be budgeting double what i'm currently paying when this building opens (or if it ever does).
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As a STH, I'm going to enjoy the next few years in Dome, as now that I've seen the city's take (reasonable as it is), they're viewing this deal in a bubble of what makes sense in the city and ignoring what other cities our size are willing to do for professional sports teams. Unless the city makes significant steps towards where the Flames are coming from - I don't believe they'll stay in Calgary.
I'm not saying I disagree with the city, I just look at what Edmonton did, I look at what other cities are doing/will do...and I lose all faith that this franchise will stay in Calgary unless a huge shift occurs. Sure, it won't be today or tomorrow - but as ticket prices for the dome go up, and the experience goes down due to the aging building, profits will shrink and eventually the on-ice roster will suffer. Fans will abandon the team the way they did in the 90s, and the appetite to move the Flames from Calgary to elsewhere will return.
So, barring some huge shift in negotiations...I'll just hope we win a cup in the next few years.